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03 Sep 2017
IndiaBRICS Summit 2017: What's on PM Modi's agenda?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving for Xiamen, China today to attend the 9th BRICS summit. He is expected to raise terrorism as a major issue.
02 Sep 2017
IndiaJuD chief continues to spew venom against India
Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) chief Abdul Rehman Makki promised to intensify "jihad" against India.
02 Sep 2017
Donald TrumpTrump requests Congress to release $7.8bn funds for hurricane victims
President Donald Trump has requested Congress to release initial funds worth $7.8 billion to aid recovery efforts in Hurricane Harvey-hit states of Texas and Louisiana.
02 Sep 2017
Donald TrumpTrump travel ban: People denied entry can reapply for visas
A legal settlement, reached at a US federal court, allows people who were denied entry into America because of President Donald Trump's first travel ban to reapply for visas.
02 Sep 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaKenya: Supreme Court declares Uhuru Kenyatta's election invalid
In a landmark decision, Kenya's Supreme Court declared President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in last month's elections invalid. The court based its decision on irregularities in the conduct of elections.
02 Sep 2017
IndiaPresident Trump nominates Kenneth Juster as US ambassador to India
The Trump administration announced Kenneth Juster as the US ambassador to India.
02 Sep 2017
MurderMurder cases against 96-yr-old Auschwitz Nazi to be dismissed
German prosecutors said a case against 96-year-old former Nazi SS medic Hubert Zafke should be thrown out.
01 Sep 2017
IndiaIndia the most corrupt nation in Asia, study finds
The Narendra Modi government has launched several schemes to combat corruption, but if findings by anti-corruption body Transparency International are anything to go by, they don't seem to have had much practical effect.
01 Sep 2017
US GovernmentBorder wall: Four companies bag US government contract for prototypes
Even as Congressional funding for Trump's border wall remains a question mark, sections of the US government seem adamant on building it.
01 Sep 2017
IndiaChina tells India not to raise Pakistan terror at BRICS
China has indicated that it would object any discussion during the upcoming BRICS summit about the safe havens provided by Pakistan to terrorist groups.
01 Sep 2017
San FranciscoUS orders Russia to shut consulate, two annexes
The diplomatic tit-for-tat between America and Russia isn't ending anytime soon.
01 Sep 2017
AustraliaKent Heckenlively: "World's # 1 anti-vaxxer" denied Australian visa
In a bid to keep out "dangerous anti-vaccination advocates," Australia has denied a visa to Kent Heckenlively, an American author who has been dubbed the "World's #1 anti-vaxxer."
01 Sep 2017
Pakistan NewsUS approves $255mn worth of conditional military assistance to Pakistan
The Trump administration informed Congress that it has approved $255 million worth of conditional military assistance for Pakistan.
31 Aug 2017
Pakistan NewsBenazir Bhutto assassination case: 2 cops jailed, Musharraf declared absconder
Two senior policemen have received 17-year prison sentences for negligence over the assassination of ex-Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
31 Aug 2017
TexasChemical plant hit by Hurricane Harvey in Texas explodes
At least two explosions rocked a flooded chemical plant near the Hurricane Harvey-hit city of Houston, Texas.
31 Aug 2017
North KoreaTrump rejects diplomacy as a tool to counter North Korea
US President Donald Trump tweeted that "talking is not the answer" to counter North Korea's military ambitions.
31 Aug 2017
Pakistan NewsPakistan's National Assembly unanimously condemns Trump's new Afghanistan policy
Pakistan has clearly been unhappy about President Donald Trump's new Afghanistan strategy, particularly his words- calling out Islamabad for harboring terrorists.
31 Aug 2017
IndiaChina hopes India will "learn lessons" from Doklam standoff
Barely two days have passed since India and China agreed to end the Doklam standoff, but Beijing is back to making inflammatory statements.
30 Aug 2017
Emmanuel MacronFighting Islamic terror is France's top priority: French President Macron
Delivering a key foreign policy address on Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron said fighting Islamist terrorism is France's top priority.
30 Aug 2017
North KoreaKim Jong-un's mysterious life: NKorean leader reportedly has third child
In North Korea, internet access is restricted, so pretty much everything happening in the country is shrouded by an air of mystery. It seems like the First Family is a part of that mystery.
30 Aug 2017
Pakistan NewsPak's US envoy calls colleague Basit's letter about him "disgusting"
Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Pakistan's former foreign secretary and current envoy to the US, said he won't respond to a "disgusting" letter by his country's former Indian envoy Abdul Basit.
30 Aug 2017
Donald TrumpNight curfew declared in hurricane-hit Houston to stop looting
A night-time curfew has been declared in Houston, Texas, as the city battles the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
30 Aug 2017
North KoreaTrump to North Korea: "All options are on the table"
US President Donald Trump has reacted angrily to the latest North Korean missile test, saying it signals the regime's contempt for its neighbors and the UN.
30 Aug 2017
Donald TrumpTrump reverses Obama's ban on military gear for police forces
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order lifting restrictions imposed by his predecessor Barack Obama on the acquisition of military-style equipment to the police.
29 Aug 2017
IndiaWhy India and China agreed to settle the Doklam crisis
The months-long standoff between Indian and Chinese soldiers at Doklam came to an end yesterday, with both sides agreeing to withdraw their troops.
29 Aug 2017
ISISSussex: 150 hospitalized after mystery chemical mist affects beach-goers
A beautiful afternoon on 28th August in Sussex's Birling Gap beach turned into a nightmare, after the appearance of a 'weird mist' caused significant physical irritation for beach-goers.
29 Aug 2017
Donald TrumpBorder wall funding: What are Trump's options with the Congress?
The US Congress has shown no signs of approving funding for the proposed Mexico border wall before the October 1 deadline; President Trump may have a tough choice ahead of him.
29 Aug 2017
Donald TrumpReports: Trump associate bragged that Putin would get Donald elected
A business associate of US President Donald Trump had in 2015 advocated using Russian President Vladimir Putin's help to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, the New York Times (NYT) reported.
29 Aug 2017
Donald TrumpHouston reels under 'unprecedented' flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey
Texas is expected to face worsening "catastrophic" flooding in coming days in the wake of the category four Hurricane Harvey, which was downgraded to a tropical storm.
29 Aug 2017
FacebookMark Zuckerberg welcomes second daughter August with wife Priscilla
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to his favorite social media platform yesterday to welcome his second daughter with wife Priscilla Chan. Elder daughter Max was born in 2015.
29 Aug 2017
North KoreaNorth Korea fires missile over Japan in 'unprecedented threat'
Just as the international community was starting to breathe a sigh of relief on North Korea's missile program, they have done it again.
29 Aug 2017
Donald TrumpTrump's cybersecurity panel resigns, accuses him of ignoring security issues
Seven members of US President Donald Trump's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) have resigned.
29 Aug 2017
BrexitBrexit: UK officials in Brussels for next round of negotiations
In a new development on the Brexit front, UK officials have headed to Brussels to prepare for resuming negotiations with the European Union.
29 Aug 2017
KenyaKenya bans plastic bags, violators may be fined $38,000
A ban on plastic carry bags has come into effect in Kenya.
28 Aug 2017
TexasHurricane Harvey: 200 Indian students marooned in Houston
As Hurricane Harvey continues to batter Texas, it has come to be known that 200 Indian students from the University of Houston have been marooned in the floods.
28 Aug 2017
Road AccidentsEight Indians killed in UK's deadliest road accident in years
Eight Indians were killed and four injured in what is being called the worst accident on UK roads in 24 years.
28 Aug 2017
IndiaSohail Mahmood's appointment as Pak high commissioner makes India positive
Sohail Mahmood is set to take over as Pakistan's new high commissioner to India, a reason for positivity for New Delhi.
28 Aug 2017
IndiaIndia-China agree to withdraw troops, end Doklam standoff
The months-long standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at Doklam is coming to an end with both sides agreeing to withdraw their troops.
28 Aug 2017
BangladeshMyanmar violence: Thousands of Rohingyas flee to the Bangladesh border
As Myanmar's Rakhine state spiraled into violence, thousands of Rohingya refugees are fleeing to the nearby Bangladesh border, only to be turned back by Bangladeshi border guards.
28 Aug 2017
Texas2,000 evacuated as Tropical Storm Harvey lashes Houston
Hurricane Harvey has weakened to a tropical storm.
